<p>I’ve been looking at the course catalog and I have found that double majoring in economics and bioengineering can be done within 48 credits (taking 4 classes per quarter, which the university recommends), although there is little room for electives. This includes all of the requirements for Weinberg and McCormick for a degree from each school. I know its possible to do, but how much work is involved in this double major? I know it won’t be easy, but will I be able to have a life at all or will I spend my time at college in the library? I really want to major in both areas, and I’m smart enough to get the grades, but the time commitment is what worries me.</p>
<p>I don’t know for sure if this is true for those particular majors, but that may require you to complete a BA/BS degree, which requires five years of study.</p>
<p>[Double</a> Degree Programs, Majors, Minors, and Certificates, Undergraduate Students, WCAS, Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/advising/majors/secondmajor/degree.html]Double”>http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/advising/majors/secondmajor/degree.html)</p>
<p>You can double major within four years for a BA/BS, most take five because you will have little room for electives in four years. I’m OK with not having much room for electives (I can take courses over the summer if I am really interested).</p>
<p>double-major isn’t the same thing as BA/BS, which is called dual-degree.</p>
<p>dual-degree likely takes 5 years. double-major can be done within 4 years for most people. </p>
<p>you can double-major (home school in engineering) in engineering and econ. you don’t need to worry about the distro requirements for WCAS. u’ll get one degree in engineering and the transcript will say u fulfilled the major requirement for econ. i am not sure if that shows on the diploma though.</p>
<p>for dual-degree, u will have to fulfill the distro for WCAS.</p>
<p>another thing u may want to check out is the industrial engineering/management science program. it’s sorta like engineering, stats, econ, management sciences all merged into one. it would be a dual-BS degree.</p>